Doowon University is a university specializing in science and technology in South Korea. Some of its majors such as tourism, journalism and communication, community health care, etc. are widely reputed, which makes it suitable for cooperation with USSH. Its training model is quite flexible, allowing students to participate in 2-year or 3-year courses and prepare to join higher levels of education. Its leading objective is to produce human resources for the management and production of businesses. There are currently 15 Vietnamese students at this university. It frequently looks for chances to exchange students with other prestigious universities.

Assoc. Prof. Dr Tran Thi Minh Hoa exchanges memorandum of understanding with Dr. Jeong Jin Ho

Assoc. Prof. Dr Tran Thi Minh Hoa on behalf of the University spoke highly of the cooperation between the two universities. USSH has a long tradition and reputation of training and teaching Korean studies, and cooperating with South Korean partners. Its cooperative activities are diverse, frequent and highly effective.

Next, on January 5^th, 2018, Assoc. Prof. Dr Tran Thi Minh Hoa welcomed leaders of some South Korean media companies and discussed about cooperation in the field of television production skills. Also participating at the meeting were representatives of the Office for Cooperation and Development and Faculty of Journalism and Communication.

The South Korean side included representatives from Sky TV Network, Showtime Media Group, and CNP Trust. These are experienced agencies specializing in producing TV programs and holding events in South Korea. Sky TV Network currently has 10 entertainment channels featuring movies, sports, tourism, kids, etc. CNP Trust will handle financial aspects of the joint programs and projects. Its objective at this meeting is to establish a center for training TV production skills in Vietnam. The partners will combine Vietnamese and South Korean human resources to produce TV programs and provide specialized courses on TV production and cultural exchanges and interactions. In addition to meeting with the TV stations, they will visit prominent universities in Vietnam to seek for their counsel and cooperation in training activities.

Assoc. Prof. Dr Tran Thi Minh Hoa works with representatives of Sky TV, Showtime Media Group, CNP Trust

Assoc. Prof. Dr Tran Thi Minh Hoa introduced in detail about the objectives the Korean partners commonly shared about. USSH’s Faculty of Journalism and Communication is one of Vietnam’s two prestigious institutions for training and studying journalism and communication. This is the only unit at Faculty-level training both Journalism and Public Relations. It was going to develop a research-oriented Master’s program, an applied and international Master’s program, along with many other joint projects with other press agencies, journalists and leading experts in this field. The Faculty of Journalism and Communication and Center for Media Practice’s facilities are modern and synchronized, meeting the needs of improving the quality of training and practice. This meeting would be the basis of subsequent meetings with relevant parties to discuss specific topics.